On this edition of the Uphill Both Ways Podcast, hosts Mike Imboden and Joseph Perry take us on a retro memory trip talking about the Sunday comic strips which were a staple for many of us growing up. They discuss their favorite comic strips, what has..

The new When It Was Cool Podcast is packed with retro pop culture discussion this week. Karl and Tonya have a conversation that starts off with Spider-Man, which leads to the old PBS series The Electric Company, which leads to a discussion on Bill...

Hosts comic book creator Mike Imboden and pop culture expert Joseph Perry are back and have a spoiler free discussion of Avengers Infinity War. Joseph talks Judas Priest in concert along with Saxon. Then the guys discuss Lost in Space and much...

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast, Karl and Tonya discuss a ton of classic rock news including a review of The Eagles concert in Birmingham, Huey Lewis health problems, KISS on tour next year, Fleetwood Mac kicking out Lindsey...

On this edition of the Uphill Both Ways Podcast hosts Mike Imboden and Joseph Perry talk about Prince two years after the pop music icons death. If you are a fan of Prince then this show is for you! Sit back and remember one of the most talented...

CleanEpisode 47 - The Eagles, CCR, Styx is Great, History of the Midnight Special and more!

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com Karl and Tonya discuss the recent Styx, REO Speedwagon, and Don Felder concert. They talk about tonight's Eagles concert. Tonya brings up Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) which...

Hosts Mike Imboden and Joseph Perry are back in the saddle to discuss retro pop culture but first, Mike has seen the popular Ready Player One movie which has a strong pop culture slant to it. Joseph talks about his hectic concert schedule since...

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com we talk lots of classic rock and various other music topics. Including Greta Van Fleet, Styx, Collective Soul, Bush, 3 Doors Down, Britney Spears, KISS, The Eagles, REO Speedwagon,..

Host Mike Imboden welcomes Joseph Perry back to the United States after having lived in South Korea for years. Joseph talks about the reverse culture shock of moving back to the U.S. Joseph talks food differences and culture differences. Joseph...

Karl and Tonya discuss how schools cancel classes now for everything verses back in the day when we hovered in hallways waiting for doom, lice checks, fluoride swirls, smoking areas, and more. Of course we have our regular dose of classic rock talk...

Uphill Both Ways Podcast is back this week to celebrate (just a wee bit early) their one year anniversary! Mike Imboden and Joseph Perry revisit some of their favorite and most influential retro pop culture moments talking movies, TV, music, and much...

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com hosts Karl and Tonya discuss buying Metallica tickets, the top songs of 1989, the upcoming Eagles concert, plus Styx, REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Elton John retirement, and...

On this episode of the Uphill Both Ways Podcast with Joseph Perry & Mike Imboden the duo discuss Mind Hunter and Altered Carbon on Netflix, Lodgers (see the review at WhenItWasCool.com), then they take on the main topic which is Japanese imports...

Today Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool sit down and talk about what they are listening to recently. Tonya just bought a giant Prince collection and also talks Sinead O'connor. Karl introduces Tonya to the greatness that is Donnie Iris...

Hosts Joseph Perry and Mike Imboden take on your favorite (and some not so favorite) sitcoms and prime time shows of the 1980s. You'll discover that Joseph was aghast when Mike tells him the ending of Alf! Other shows discussed include Silver Spoons,...

On this edition of the flagship When It Was Cool podcast, hosts Karl and Tonya talk about classic rock and pop music. Tonya talks about some of her favorite current music including Justin Timberlake and we watch the Justin Timberlake Super Bowl half...

On this episode of Uphill Both Ways Podcast with Joseph Perry and Mike Imboden, the duo continue their talk about great retro prime time programming. The conversation takes off with X-Files and then covers such greats as WKRP in Cincinnati, What's...

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com host Karl Stern talks tons of classic rock news. There's big news on a KISS member who has been hiding out for over 20 years who is now back in the public spotlight, Chicago is...

Mike Imboden and Joseph Perry return with their bi-weekly look at retro nostalgia and pop culture. In this episode- Joseph finally has a Dairy Queen! The main topic this week is PRIME TIME! Mike and Joseph talk about their favorite prime time shows...

On this edition of the flagship When It Was Cool Podcast, host Karl Stern starts off with some assorted retro pop culture notes and updates for 2018 including some new classic wrestling added to the WWE Network including a batch of stuff from 1983!...

Joseph Perry & Mike Imboden are back for their bi-weekly look back at retro pop culture. Mike has now seen Star Wars The Last Jedi and dresses up as Santa, Joseph also has seen Star Wars The Last Jedi and talks about the difference between movies...

CleanEpisode 39 - The Toys That Made Us, Questions for Millennials, Star Wars The Last Jedi

Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool discuss the outstanding Netflix documentary series The Toys That Made Us discussing the Star Wars and G.I. Joe episodes, a listener has some Millennial questions, and at the end of the show (with appropriate...

CleanUphill Both Ways - Episode 18 - Year in Review (Only the years are 1977 and 1987)

It's that time of year (the end of it) where podcasts and websites are doing their "Best of the Year" lists! Well, When It Was Cool is no different only Uphill Both Ways puts a retro twist on it- the Best of the Year only the years are 1977 and 1987!...

CleanEpisode 38 - Star Wars The Last Jedi Excitement, Top 100 Comics of All Time, NWA

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast, host Karl Stern talks about this weeks debut of Star Wars The Last Jedi movie. Karl is going to see it this weekend and looks at the hype and the Star Wars story so far. Then Karl talks about the latest..

Ready or not it's that time of year again! Did you make the list? It's been checked twice! Christmas seems to have lost a lot of the magic it had back When It Was Cool but thankfully we have Joseph Perry and Mike Imboden to take us back with Christmas..

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast, host Karl Stern talks about the 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame where six new people were inducted including WWE star AJ Styles! Karl talks about the Hall of Fame and who he was shocked...

Joseph Perry & Mike Imboden are back with the bi-weekly Uphill Both Ways podcast. This episode Joseph & Mike continue their Desert Island Must Have music picks. Listen in today for a great nostalgic trip down music lane talking records,...

On this week's When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com, Karl & Tonya discuss the recent Guns N Roses concert from Nashville, TN and discuss some of their favorite concert moments of recent years. Is Axl Rose fat and terrible? Can Slash...

When It Was Cool Karl & Tonya present a special show about a subject they are passionate about because they live with the effects of it - mental health and mental illness. Many people struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar...

Some spoiler free thoughts about Thor - Ragnarok, Small Town Monsters, and Joseph is going to see Judas Priest in concert, and more. Then the main event topic for this show Mike & Joseph discuss that their "Desert Island Picks" are for...

On this edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast Karl dives into the mailbag and gets some great new ideas. Tonya runs the second half of the show with a "Pop Culture Things You Didn't Know" list which, obviously, we knew most of them but it created...

(10-26-2017) Joseph Perry & Mike Imboden are back with the bi-weekly Uphill Both Ways podcast. On this edition the duo discuss Joseph's recent trip to Japan and the toy stores he explored, next year's Expo-Lucha in Las Vegas a huge celebration of...

On this edition of the When It Was Cool podcast, hosts Karl & Tonya discuss Halloween memories, what movies scared them as kids, scary tales from Grandma's House, the hole to hell, the black racer snake, and Tonya has some fun with Halloween...

The When It Was Cool podcast with Karl and Tonya will appear on this feed every other Thursday. On the Thursdays the flagship WIWC show doesn't appear we will be posting another of our retro themed shows - Uphill Both Ways! Uphill Both...

CleanEpisode 33 - The Death of Tom Petty, The Death of Lance Russell, Halloween Haunted House, and Eerie Stories

The latest edition of the When It Was Cool Podcast takes a look at the music of the late Tom Petty the classic rock icon. Karl also remembers his favorite pro wrestling announcer, Lance Russell, who also just passed away. Karl and Tonya discuss the...

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast Karl and Tonya discuss the recent deaths of pro wrestling manager Bobby Heenan and country music legend Don Williams. Halloween is coming. G.I. Joe is dead. Then Tonya discusses memories of her...

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast, host Karl Stern talks about the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi action figures that Tonya recently picked up for him. Also discussed is the big Top 100 Greatest Songs of Rush article and a bit of...

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast, Karl and Tonya discuss the death of 1970s Country Music star Glen Campbell, the upcoming Roger Waters of Pink Floyd concert, our new hobby of collecting Masters of the Universe action figures, and then...

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com hosts Karl and Tonya take a look at four retro topics and discuss them. On this episode Karl asks the question, "Is Hasbro and IDW Comics legitimately trying to destroy the...

CleanEpisode 28 - John Mellencamp, Masters of the Universe, The Outsiders, and nursery rhymes are horrible

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast from WhenItWasCool.com hosts Karl and Tonya take a look a four retro topics and discuss them. On this episode Karl starts out with his newfound love of John Mellencamp. Karl and Tonya both...

On this week's When It Was Cool podcast, hosts Karl and Tonya from WhenItWasCool.com discuss four retro themed topics. This show we discuss one hit wonders in music history, Marvel Comics 1991 comic book limited series which is about to become...

Episode 26 of the When It Was Cool Podcast features our new and improved format! Four segments: Music, TV and Movies, Comics and Books, and Toys! On this episode Karl tackles music talking Bruce Springsteen love and the problems...

CleanSpecial - The 100 Greatest Artists in Rock and Roll and Pop Music History

The 100 Greatest Artists in Rock and Roll and Pop Music History list hit the When It Was Cool website on June 16, 2017 and has quickly became our most read article in the history of the website. Now you can hear When It Was Cool hosts Karl and...

CleanEpisode 24 - Our Trip to Washington D.C. and the history of the city and monuments

The When It Was Cool family recently took a vacation to Washington D.C. and in this episode we talk about our experience there and the many cool historic landmarks such as Arlington National Cemetery, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington...

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast, Karl and Tonya talk about some of the recent articles on the website including a conversation about how their music tastes have changed over the years. The conversation begins with the death of...

When It Was Cool Podcast episode 22 - On this episode Karl and Tonya take a topic from a Patreon supporter and discuss video games and arcades of their youth. Karl remembers arcades and rants on Tokens, Defender, Space Invaders, and...

One of the new shows on the When It Was Cool Podcast Network is the Uphill Both Ways Podcast with Joseph Perry and Mike Imboden. The Uphill Both Ways Podcast is a lot like the When It Was Cool podcast but from a different perspective....

CleanEpisode 21 - Scary scenes from childhood, sitcoms of the 60s through the 90s

On this episode of the When It Was Cool Podcast, Karl and Tonya discuss things that scared them as children. Adult conversations you weren't supposed to overhear. A possible Bigfoot sighting in the neighborhood. The storm cellar...

CleanSpecial - Reading Marvel Comics in Order starting with Fantastic Four 1

Karl is a lifelong comic book reader and Tonya from When It Was Cool has never read comic books. Together they are reading the Marvel 616 Universe in order starting with the Fantastic 4 issue 1 from 1961. This series is exclusive for...

CleanEpisode 20 - How did we not die as kids? Batman 1960's TV show and more!

On this episode of the When It Was Cool podcast, host Karl Stern is joined by Tonya from When It Was Cool to discuss her recipe section of the website Tonya's Diner, Karl discusses an email about the 1960's Batman TV show, then Karl and Tonya have a...

It's episode 19 of the flagship When It Was Cool Podcast now with new intro and audio upgrades! On this episode host Karl Stern talks about the comic book characters Moon Knight, Red Tornado, and Captain Marvel (Shazam), plus the When It Was Cool...

When It Was Cool Tonya and Karl talk about their trip over the weekend to the giant Nashville, TN Flea Market and what they saw and bought. There are photos on the website. Then the conversation switches to Tonya's new hobby of collecting...

On today's show Karl talks about music memories and reads feedback to the show dealing with rock music. Karl talks about listener memories on music and Joseph Perry's recent When It Was Cool article 17 Hard Rock Albums turning 40 years old in...

This week Karl from When It Was Cool talks about his love of the 1970s - 1980s Saturday morning cartoon series The Super Friends and it's various relaunches including Galactic Guardians and more! Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman,...

Karl and Tonya from When It Was Cool looks back at all the celebrities who died in 2016 and how they impacted our fandom. George Michael, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Chyna, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, Glenn Frye, and others. We also...

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Great show

Karl is a great podcast host. This is his 3rd podcast that I listen to. I encourage children of the 80s and early 90s to give this a listen.

Fun, retro show from a great host

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I'm a huge fan of Karl Stern. I first discovered him on the Figure Four/Wrestling Observer podcast network and instantly enjoyed his laid-back, but well-informed opinions. He's even inspired me to create my own podcast! Give this a listen, you'll be pleased.